Narrowing the gap in hypertension: Effectiveness of a complex antihypertensive program in the elderly

Disease Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 235-243

  Figar, Silvana ^a,c   Waisman, Gabriel ^a   De Quiros, Fernan Gonzalez Bernaldo ^a   Galarza, Carlos ^a   Marchetti, Marcelo ^a   Loria, Gabriela Rodríguez ^a   Camera, Luis ^a   Seinhart, Daniel ^a   Camera, Mario ^b  

^a HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Sociedad Argentina de Medicina Vascular   (Argentina)

^c NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ARGENTINA; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 6344268949     PISSN: 1093507X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dis.2004.7.235     Document Type: Review

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